The impact of killing and injuring others on mental health symptoms among police officers

被引：100

作者：

Komarovskaya, Irina ^{[1
]}

Maguen, Shira ^{[2
]}

McCaslin, Shannon E. ^{[2
]}

Metzler, Thomas J. ^{[3
]}

Madan, Anita ^{[1
]}

Brown, Adam D. ^{[1
]}

Galatzer-Levy, Isaac R. ^{[1
]}

Henn-Haase, Clare ^{[1
]}

Marmar, Charles R. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] NYU Langone Med Ctr, PTSD Res Program, New York, NY 10016 USA

[2] SF VA Med Ctr, UCSF Sch Med, San Francisco, CA USA

[3] VAMC NCIRE PTSD Res, San Francisco, CA USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH | 2011年 / 45卷 / 10期

关键词：

Killing; Injuring; Use of force; Police; PTSD; POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER; EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL; WAR; RESPONSES; VALIDITY;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.05.004

中图分类号：

R749 [精神病学];

学科分类号：

100205 ;

摘要：

This study examined the relationship between killing or seriously injuring someone in the line of duty and mental health symptoms in a sample of police officers (N = 400) who were first assessed during academy training and at five additional time points over three years. We found that nearly 10% of police officers reported having to kill or seriously injure someone in the line of duty in the first three years of police service. After controlling for demographics and exposure to life threat, killing or seriously injuring someone in the line of duty was significantly associated with PTSD symptoms (p < .01) and marginally associated with depression symptoms (p = .06). These results highlight the potential mental health impact of killing or seriously injuring someone in the line of duty. Greater attention to mental health services following these types of exposures can serve as a preventative measure for police officers who have been negatively impacted. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1332 / 1336

页数：5

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